Civic Report November 2001High School Graduation Rates in the United States
Table 2: Ranking of Graduation Rates by State
State
Ranking
Graduation Rate
Georgia
51
54%
Nevada
50
58
Florida
49
59
District of Columbia
48
Arizona
47
Tennessee
46
60
South Carolina
45
62
Mississippi
44
Alabama
43
North Carolina
42
63
New Mexico
41
65
Texas
40
67
Oregon
39
Alaska
38
California
37
68
Colorado
36
Louisiana
35
69
Hawaii
34
Washington
33
70
New York
32
New Hampshire
31
71
Kentucky
30
Arkansas
29
72
Rhode Island
28
Delaware
27
73
Indiana
26
74
Oklahoma
25
Virginia
24
Missouri
23
75
Connecticut
22
Michigan
21
Massachusetts
20
Maryland
19
New Jersey
18
Kansas
17
76
Ohio
16
77
Illinois
15
78
Idaho
14
Maine
13
South Dakota
12
80
Wyoming
11
81
Utah
10
Pennsylvania
9
82
West Virginia
8
Minnesota
7
Montana
6
83
Vermont
5
84
Nebraska
4
85
Wisconsin
3
North Dakota
2
88
Iowa
1
93
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